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BEDSTEAD. No. 264,761. Patented Sept. 19 1882.-

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. RICHARDSON, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THE UTICA FURNITURE COMPANY, (LIMITED,) OF SAME PLACE.

BEDSTEA D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,761, dated. September 19, 1852.

Application filed July 7, 1882.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE F. RICHARD- soN, of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a Io bedstead which shall afford the shield and protection to the head of the occupant of the bed againstair-drafts,&c.,asisobtained byacanopy or high head-board of a bed, and at the same time admit of ready access to the head of the :5 bed for adjusting the pillows or assisting an invalid occupant; and the invention consists essentially in providing the bedstead with a anopy or supplemental head-boa rd having an independent support and separable bodily one from the other, as hereinafter more fully described, and specifically set forth in theclaims.

The annexed drawing represents a perspective view of my invention with the bedstead removed from its canopy tor the purpose of affording the desired access to the head of the bed.

A representsa bedstead of any desired style, but with a low head-board,H, so as to allow a person to reach over the top thereof and ob- 0 tain convenient access to the head of the bed for adjusting the pillows or assisting an invalid occupant.

C denotes a canopy, or, if desired, an ornamental high supplemental head-bonrd, which is provided with an independent support, and

may be either stationary or mounted on casters, and detachably connected with the bed stead by hasp or other suitable fastenings, so

as to be moved with the same. It is somewhat (No model.)

wider than the bedstead, and is provided at its base with wings w w a proper distance apart to receive between them the end of the bedstead, said Wings serving to brace the canopy O.

The bedstead Ais mounted on casters, (not 5 necessary to be here shown,) and is thus adapt-- ed either to be moved close to the canopy and receive the effect of the ornamentation of the same, or to be removed therefrom, as shown in the drawing, and thus afford convenientaecess to the head of the bed.

Havingdescri bed myinvention, what Iclaiin is- 1. A bedstead ha-vinga canopy or supplementa1 headboard, arranged separable bodily one irom the other, and each provided with an iiidependent support, substantially as set forth.

2. A movable bedstead provided with a low head-board, H, in combination with a canopy or vertically-extended supplemental head-board, 6o 0, provided with an independent support and detachable from the bedstead, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with a movable bedstead, of the canopy 0, having wings w w, adapted to receive between them the end of the bedstead, substantially as described and shown, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony \vhereofl have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Utica, in the county of Oneida, in the State of New York, this 30th day of May, 1582.

GEO. F. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

(l. H. DUELL, P. F. KEEGAN. 

